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02-11-2020
Canada turns on oil taps as prices rise, curbs lift
Canadian crude producers are churning out extra barrels to finish their hardest year in decades on a higher note, after Alberta's government lifted restrictions and as demand for heavy oil surged
02-11-2020
Among the many trade negotiations New Zealand is involved with at present, the positions of the UK and EU are particularly frustrating for our negotiators and put market access at risk
Despite the high profile attempt to maintain flexibility with New Zealand’s tariff rate quotas into the EU and UK post Brexit, this is by no means the only set of negotiations under way at the moment
02-11-2020
Impact of US election on Asian economies
WITH Asian economies starting to show signs of recovery from the pandemic-induced recession, it is crucial that the policies of the newly elected United States president do not disrupt this momentum
02-11-2020
Trading ideas: Plantation counters, MISC, IGB REIT, Lagenda, Bina Darulaman, Tek Seng, FGV
Plantation counters which have substantial business exposures in Indonesia as the government is looking at raising its export levy on crude palm oil (CPO).
02-11-2020
Soyabean oil costing $46.839m, palm $579.006m imported in 3 months
Soyabean oil worth $46.839 million and palm oil worth $579.006 million was imported during first quarter of current financial year as compared to the imports of the corresponding period of last year
02-11-2020
FGV's hope for RM3.5b-RM4b compensation from Felda optimistic, says CGS-CIMB
CGS-CIMB Research opined that FGV Holdings Bhd’s expectations of a RM3.5 billion to RM4 billion compensation from the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) following the termination of the land lease agreement (LLA) between the parties are optimistic.
02-11-2020
CPO futures likely to trade cautiously next week
The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to trade in a cautious mode next week due to the resurgence in COVID-19 cases across the globe, a dealer said.
02-11-2020
Malaysian planters will have thinner margins in Indonesia if higher levy imposed there
The Indonesian government is looking at raising its export levy on crude palm oil (CPO). Should the country decide to hike the levy, Malaysian plantation companies will have narrower margins for operations in the republic.
02-11-2020
Oil palm plantations in Sabah return to full capacity after restrictions lifted
Plantations in Sabah can now work at full capacity during the current Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO).
30-10-2020
VEGOILS-Palm oil set for second straight weekly rise, tracking rival oils
Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Friday after scaling a more than nine-month high in the previous session, with strength in rival oils putting palm on course for a second straight weekly gain.
30-10-2020
FGV stock under close watch following spat with Felda
FGV Holdings Bhd, one of the world’s biggest palm oil producer, is now in hot water following the Federal Land Development Authority’s (Felda) move to terminate its land lease agreement (LLA) with the group.
30-10-2020
Trade rebound point to ‘better’ 3Q GDP
MALAYSIA’S total trade in September rebounded by 5.5% year-on-year (YoY) to RM155.88 billion from last year, is supportive of a “better†third quarter (3Q) GDP after the -17.1% slump recorded in 2Q.